Ubuntu Forums: Ubuntu Development & Programming

By Mike

At UDS this week we had a spec (https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/packaging-section-on-the-forum) to look how the MOTUs could teach and assist forum users how to properly package software for Ubuntu. This would make sure better and safer packages created by forum users, and get some people from the forums interested in the great work the MOTUs do.
The first […]

Forum Thread of the Week: Post your .conkyrc files

By Mike

I’m a big fan of conky, all the power of widgets with low resource overhead. Started by Dylan103 over a year ago, this forum thread is one of the best places on the Internet to find tips and tricks and using conky. Be prepare to do a lot of reading, this thread has had 826 […]

Ubuntu Forums: New Record

By Mike

The release of Gutsy has broken the record for the most user on-line at the Ubuntu Forums.
Most users ever online was 9,724, 1 Minute Ago at 09:19 AM (MST).
And the day is still young.
Also, if you are curious. Here are some other stats from the forums
Threads: 564,688, Posts: 3,549,133, Members: 403,850
Most users ever online was […]

If you have some free time

By Mike

If any Ubuntu members, users, or gurus have any extra time the next couple of days, the ubuntuforums.org is going to have an influx on new users needing help on Ubuntu. We could use help answering new users questions, especially in the Absolute Beginner Talk forum or just search for new posts. Please stop by […]

Forum Thread of the Week: Ubuntu - My New Home by Kevin Carmony

By Mike

Once a week, I’m going to find a thread on the Ubuntu Forums of interest to me and hopefully the Ubuntu community in general and blog about it.
Ubuntu - My New Home, is a thread started by Kevin Carmony of Linspire fame. In this thread he discusses Linspire, his new love for Ubuntu, his new […]

Ubuntu Utah Team Gutsy Release Party

By Mike

The Ubuntu Utah LoCo team will hold a release party for Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) on Saturday October 20, 2007 at 6:30 PM (MST) at the Paradise Cafe in Salt Lake City. Anyone interested in Ubuntu is welcome to join in the celebration.
Free wifi will be available at the restaurant.
Address:
Paradise Cafe
618 East 400 South
Salt Lake […]

T-Minus 7 Days

By Mike

The Ubuntu 7.10 release candiate is out (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GutsyGibbon/RC). There is only 7 days before the final release of Ubuntu 7.10. Please file any bugs you find at Launchpad.
https://www.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug

“If you find a bug and do not report it, then it is not a bug but only a complaint.” - Ancient programming proverb

RSS and Conky 1.47

By Mike

Matthew’s post about conky got me playing with my .conkyrc again. One new feature in conky 1.4.7, which is included in Ubuntu Gutsy, is the ability to parse RSS feeds. By adding the following lines to my .conkyrc, I get feeds from Ubuntu Forums and Planet Ubuntu posted to my desktop.
${rss http://ubuntuforums.org/external.php?type=RSS2 10 feed_title}
${rss http://ubuntuforums.org/external.php?type=RSS2 […]

The Vista Commerical You Will Want To See

By Mike

NSWF-ish
Thanks to Artificial Intelligence on the forums for pointing it out to me.